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Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) American statesman, scientist, philosopher, aphorist
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Cormac McCarthy (1933–2023) American novelist, playwright, screenwriter
All the Pretty Horses (1992) ]]> https://wist.info/mccarthy-cormac/67227/feed/ 0 67227 Chapin, Edwin Hubbell -- Discourses on the Beatitudes, ch. 2 “The Blessing of the the Mourners” (1853) https://wist.info/chapin-edwin-hubbel/48578/ https://wist.info/chapin-edwin-hubbel/48578/#respond Fri, 03 Sep 2021 20:45:12 +0000 Dave https://wist.info/?p=48578 Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.


Edwin Hubbell Chapin (1814–1880) American clergyman
Discourses on the Beatitudes, ch. 2 “The Blessing of the the Mourners” (1853)

Preaching on Matthew 5:4. Frequently misattributed to Kahlil Gibran, after it was incorrectly included in The Treasured Writings of Kahlil Gibran (1995). ]]> https://wist.info/chapin-edwin-hubbel/48578/feed/ 0 48578